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Senior apartment plan still alive

Staff report
Published 6:32 a.m. ET March 5, 2017

The former Marion Catholic High School would be converted to apartments for low-income seniors if funding is received.(Photo: Submitted)

MARION – Plans are still alive to convert the former Marion Catholic High School into an apartment complex for senior citizens.

The Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission, in partnership with the WODA Group Inc., will try again this year to gain funding to convert the building at 1001 Mount Vernon Ave. to a senior housing project labeled "Festival Greene."

The group plans to submit a low-income housing tax credit application to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. A 2016 proposal was not funded, according to the CAC.

A community meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in the Prospect Room of the Marion County Building, 222 W. Center St.

What specific portions of the property would be included hasn’t been determined. Apex Church currently occupies the 40,000-square-foot site.

The 2016 plan called for site renovation and construction to create 11 two-bedroom apartments and 34 one-bedroom apartments. The development would feature a community room along with a space dedicated to supportive services.